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UK Ambassador Chosen Despite Failed Security Check
Peter Mandelson failed a security check. The UK Foreign Office ignored the failure anyway.
Mandelson then became the UK's ambassador to the United States. Sir Olly Robbins was the Foreign Office's top civil servant.
He was forced out of his post after the vetting was ignored. Prime Minister Keir Starmer lost confidence in Robbins over the decision. Mandelson was a friend of Jeffrey Epstein.
Klear Note — UK ambassadors need security clearance to access classified information. The Foreign Office is the government department handling diplomacy and international relations.
Key Terms 3
- security vetting
- a background check to see if someone is safe to trust
- civil servant
- a government worker who is not an elected politician
- Jeffrey Epstein
- a US man who died before trial on serious criminal charges